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d all e picture and send to back Measuring South Deeps impact on communities ALLISON BURGER AND SVEN LUNSCHE September 2018 Agenda Group positioning Key findings of baseline study Implications for South Deep including


  1. d all e picture and “send to back” Measuring South Deep’s impact on communities ALLISON BURGER AND SVEN LUNSCHE September 2018

  2. Agenda • Group positioning • Key findings of baseline study • Implications for South Deep including changes at South Deep and its socio-economic context • Key findings of SROI assessment • Strategic recommendations for South Deep’s Social Licence to Operate • Key findings of relationship assessment indicators • Strategic recommendations and implications for South Deep’s community relations • Conclusions South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 2

  3. Group Societal Acceptance Charter 2020 Our Commitment to Society and Gold Fields’ Host Communities We have developed stronger relationships with key stakeholders, based on trust and open, honest Build strong relationships and and frequent engagement at all our operations trust We are working with our stakeholders (investors, businesses, employees, communities and Create and share value governments) to create Shared Value and ensure that we leave an enduring, positive legacy for the communities in which we operate: • We have Shared Value projects at all our operations • We have increased our host community procurement spend to 20% • We have increased our host community employment to 45% We understand our performance against our commitments to build relationships, create Shared Measure our actions and Value and reduce our impact on the environment through measurement of: impact • Company-community relationships • Host community procurement spend • Host community jobs and spend • Socio-economic development spend and impact Deliver against our We have a deep understanding of all the relevant issues and risks associated with our business and have co-created and are delivering the right commitments to secure and maintain our Social commitment Licence to Operate South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 3

  4. Social and Community Affairs Measures To build strong relationships Company-Community Grievances Community Priorities Relations and trust To create and share value To measure our actions and impact Host Community Host Community SED Spend Employment Procurement To deliver against our commitment Social Return on Social Risk Management Investment To be the Global Leader in Sustainable Gold Mining South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 4

  5. Location of South Deep Mine South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 5

  6. Socio-economic baseline study Relevance: Understanding our people and their/our communities 2011 2016 2017 - Employee - Community - Employee - Community - Procurement • ERM commissioned to undertake socio-economic baseline and SROI studies • Study completed mid 2017 ahead of restructuring of South Deep and mining peers • Based on StatsSA data and South Deep HR data • Host community is Westonaria in 2011 under WLM and in 2016 same area under RWCLM • (Ward level data from 2016 census still to be published) • Wards/communities grouped according to socio-economic profiles: • Thusanang and farming communities • Glenharvie and Venterspos • Hillshaven and Westonaria • Bekkersdal and Simunye What strategies can jointly benefit to our business, our people and their/our communities South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 6

  7. Socio-economic baseline-employees Change in South Deep Employee Demographics South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 7

  8. Socio-economic baseline - employees Residential status of workforce South Deep employment within Westonaria South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 8

  9. Socio-economic baseline - employees Employment and Income comparison Highest education level comparison South Deep Baseline and SROI | July 2018 9

  10. Socio-economic baseline – employees and community South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 10

  11. Socio-economic baseline - community South Deep Baseline and SROI | July 2018 11

  12. Socio-economic baseline - community South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 12

  13. Socio-economic baseline - procurement South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 13

  14. Implications on the business South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 14

  15. Implications on the business South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 15

  16. d all e picture and “send to back” Social Return on Investment Study

  17. Social Return on Investment (SROI) Relevance: Understanding our social investments 2012 to 2017 Community Trusts SLP (LED and HRD community) Mine Gold Alliance • Selected 15 of 40 social investments using specific criteria: • Different investment sources • Various project stages • Host and LSA • Currently Gold Fields KPI for investment is Spend and SED Category (Infrastructure, Education etc.) • SROI measures impact (change) enabled by investment • Methodology includes stakeholder valuation and assigns monetary values to non-financial benefits • Leading practice – Exxaro, Anglo using the SROI methodology Investment of R163.4m in 15 projects - • Almost 20,000 beneficiaries • Over 350,000 days of training/ skills development/ education • 650 jobs (25 permanent) • 6,700 stakeholders reporting an improvement in wellbeing (40 projects investment of R296m) What strategies can jointly benefit to our business, our people and their/our communities South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 17

  18. Social investment by South Deep South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 18

  19. TVET Westcol SROI 1.24 GF only (Total est. 27) Theory of change: Gold Fields through the Westonaria Community Trust initially funded 100 learners to do vocational training at Sedibeng College. To meet the Met ToC Yes needs of the local community, a more local host community option for vocational • Input – R7.9m Common training was sought. This has resulted in funding of temporary facilities for TVET • Beneficiaries – 1,061* outcome West College in Westonaria. The college currently hosts 500 learners from the local • Training days – indicators community in a range of vocational courses. A project is underway to consider 172,997** options to construct a permanent facility for college in Westonaria (2018). • Jobs Boundary: The evaluation will consider the impact of the project from investment in • Temporary – 0 Sedibeng learners to investment in West College temporary facility (the next • Permanent – 6 upgrade phase will not be considered) • Improvement in wellbeing • 67% of Sedibeng Achieved social impact learners interviewed had an improvement in Inputs Outputs Outcomes 100% of Sedibeng learners interviewed confidence. reported reduced financial stress and 50% • 100% of Westcol reported they would have not been able to learners Gold Fields 100 learners were continue studying without support from supported to attend provided R7.9m for interviewed had Gold Fields. the Sedibeng vocational training in an improvement All the learners interviewed (Westcol and learners and an Sedibeng specifically. in confidence Through the temporary Sedibeng) reported improved confidence. additional R100k for the Westcol College located SDGs refurbishment of in Westonaria, an Westcol provides 5 courses and can average of 480 learners temporary facilities accommodate an average of 480 learners for Westcol College from the community are per year. These learners from the to operate. able to attend vocational community would have to incur additional training each year. costs to access vocational training if the facility was not nearby. “The opportunity instilled confidence in me and I feel more dignified than previously” respondent South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 19

  20. Calculated SROIs South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 20

  21. SROI by thematic areas South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 21

  22. Moving forward and priorities for 2018 Recommendations based on study – • Bring in lessons from Westcol temporary to permanent facility • Review all ED business plans to make viable • Drive efficiencies in the delivery of the SLP projects, e.g. budgets for MMS/ AET • Use points of contact in community to identify needs, e.g. social workers • Improve skills of project managers around monitoring & evaluation • Better publicize what we are already doing Barriers to overcome – • Capacity (time, resources) • Skills (e.g. M&E) • Data management • Commitments already defined (e.g. SLP) South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 22

  23. d all e picture and “send to back” Company-Community Relationship Assessment

  24. Measuring our Relationships with our host communities Results of independent assessments show a positive upward trend at our operations Community support rose from 33% in 2015 to 52% in 2017 Community acceptance improved from 5% in 2012, to 7% in 2014, and to 32% in 2016 Strong community support with a relationship index of 73% at Damang and 78% at Tarkwa in 2015 South Deep Impact Measurement | ICMM | September 2018 24

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